Localities nationwide must conduct COVID-19 vaccination as scheduled and must absolutely avoid slow vaccination rollout, requested the standing board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control during its meeting on June 18.
Meeting of standing board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Localities nationwide must conduct COVID-19 vaccinationas scheduled and must absolutely avoid slow vaccination rollout, requested thestanding board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl during its meeting on June 18.
The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam,who is also head of the steering committee.
The standing board agreed on specific instructions to createfavourable conditions for local authorities and businesses to access andpurchase vaccines and quickly transport them to Vietnam.
The Health Ministry will work with authorized suppliers andHo Chi Minh City’s administration on the city’s needs for vaccines.
Localities and businesses must be cautious when seekingvaccines to avoid the case when the manufacturer commits to selling them butdeliver in 2022, not in this year.
Astra Zeneca vaccine (Photo: VNA)
The standing board urged the Health Ministry to early issuea document on extending the groups prioritized to receive vaccination, while preparingfor launching the free-of-charge expanded vaccination drive and on-demand paid vaccinationservice after completing inoculation for priority groups.
Participants agreed to create the best possible conditionsfor the trial of homegrown vaccine. If the trial goes well, in the context ofvaccine scarcity the Ministry of Health will submit to competent agencies forapproval for use homegrown vaccines in emergency circumstances.
The Ministry of Health will coordinate with ministries andsectors to submit to the Government a proposal on accessing all vaccine supplysources in the world towards the goal of achieving herd immunity by the end of2021, and create mechanisms to facilitate investors’ investment in theproduction of vaccines in the country to serve not only domestic use but also export.
The health ministry reported that in the coming time, alongwith Pfizer vaccine already bought, Vietnam is expected to receive a number ofvaccines that have been approved for emergency circulation by the World HealthOrganisation./.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on June 17 handed over 6.2 billion VND (270,210 USD) to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee to support the COVID-19 vaccine fund and the fight against the ravaging pandemic.
Ho Chi Minh City is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19, with priority groups to get injected with about 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government.
The Hanoi Department of Health has directed relevant units to conduct random COVID-19 testing for between a week and ten days targeting about 1,000 people at the Noi Bai international airport.
The Ministry of Health always takes safety first when it comes to vaccination against not only COVID-19 but also other diseases, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long told the press on June 17.
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The patient, Tieu Viet But, born in 1970 and residing in Binh Tri commune, Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai, was working aboard fishing vessel Qng – 95657TS when the incident occurred at 7:00 am.
All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
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This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Meeting of standing board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Photo: VNA) 
Astra Zeneca vaccine (Photo: VNA) 
